The impending Age Of Abundance was prophecied in the scriptures thousands of years ago.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Validation From Fred Wilson: Froth
Image via WikipediaWatch the first video here. Fred has come around to using my word: froth. But then I have also inched a little in Fred's direction. I recently used the phrase mini bubble burst.
I think we are both still blind men trying to figure out the elephant. But at least we are trying to figure out. Most others are simply making wild jumps.
Some real wealth creation is taking place. But every new emerging sector will necessarily be accompanied by froth. That is the nature of the beast.
There will be a slew of sob stories in a few years but I don't see any imminent collapse. We are in the first year of a boom decade.
Fred Wilson, Soraya Darabi: Both Crazy About Music
Image via CrunchBaseFred WilsonSoraya Darabi
Fred Wilson is the most talked about VC at this blog, and Soraya Darabi is probably the most talked about tech entrepreneur at this blog. It just happened to be that way.
Both are crazy about music.
Both are avid New Yorkers. You have to be one to know one.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Arab Focus, Microfinance Focus
Image via WikipediaWhat is happening in Egypt gives me immense hope. It feels like the Arab world is about to have its Berlin moment. If the misguided people in DC don't mess up, we will see Arab dictator after Arab dictator wiped out. Arab Dictators Are Shaking
Egypt: A Revolution, Not A Reform Movement
How Many People Could Mubarak Kill?
Arab Dictators Will Fall Like A House Of Cards
Mubarak's fall is not about Egypt, it is about the Arab world at large. Gaddafi has to go. The Saudi king has to go. The king in Jordan has to go. The dictator president of Syria has to go. I don't even know the names of all sorts of small league motherfuckers who rule the smaller countries in the region like those countries were family property. All of them have to go. Just leave.
I am needed. I have done this before, though the scale of what is happening now is much larger than what I did in 2006. I have decided to slow down a little in terms of the running commentaries on all things tech I am used to delivering at this blog. I am going to pour more time into my other blog, Barackface. That's my politics blog.
50 Hours Into One Five Minute Pitch
I might have a major pitch/presentation to make some time next week. And I think I will be putting about 50 hours of work into it. A lot of it will be bifurcated blogging. When I talk about the state of the global microfinance industry, that is a public blog post. But then the DNA formation that is taking place for my startup, that is stuff for my private blog.
There is also the no small matter of having a slide deck. I am not a huge fan of PowerPoint presentations. You can pack more into one blog post than you can into 50 slides. But slides have their place. And people still ask for them. So what I have come up with is a hybrid model. You get a slide deck, some words and phrases there link to some of my blog posts.
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